Some days you literally pull on everything you’ve ever learnt. A client presented with tightness around the ankles and the front of the lower legs. It felt like they ‘had support stockings on the whole time’. We investigated and found some systemic issues linking back to the bunion on the left foot. Treating the ‘bunion’…
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| How we work, TX - Hips, Legs and Feet, TX - Scars
I had a client come in that I’ve been seeing for a while working on a post operative hip scar which has been causing all sorts of gait (walking) issues. We’ve been making excellent progress to date (I say ‘we’, it’s mostly them, as they do the hard bit!) This time when I saw them,…
Continue Reading | Latest News, TX - Hips, Legs and Feet, TX - Scars
I do a lot of scar work. It’s something I enjoy, as it can create big changes in a relatively short amount of time. There can also be unintended consequences, of the positive kind. These are a series of images taken after a right hip operation. There are three external scars, one of which is…
Continue Reading | Latest News, TX - Cranial / Head, TX - Hips, Legs and Feet, TX - Scars
Some times it’s the littlest detail … today’s story is about a gate affecting gait 🤔 I’ve had a young client who came to me for help with their knee post surgery. Things locally have been going really well with improved function and the scar is looking much happier. There’s been an underlying set of…
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I had a client the other day that was having some hip issues. We talked about what was going on, dug into their history, and anecdotally they said they could write with their feet 😳 Thoroughly impressed, but a little unconvinced, they demonstrated for me. Not bad 👍🏻 Whilst the demonstration was happening, I noticed…
Continue Reading | Reminders, TX - Hips, Legs and Feet
Why so much hate for the sandal and worse still the flip flop? It isn’t just the complete lack of support. They actively encourage flexion of the toes (its how you hold them on your feet – unless they’re way to tight anyway) at the exact time you should be extending them – this in…
Continue Reading This weekend was definitely dominated by hip issues! Most were in relation to the internal and external rotators. 🧘♀️ A couple of people had pinching and popping hips though 😳 Clicking or popping during movement tends to locate to the front, back or side of the hip. If it’s particularly bad, it can feel like…
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| Techniques, TX - Hips, Legs and Feet
Sometimes working neurologically just isn’t enough to correct what’s going on physically. Interfacing with, arguably, one of the most important structural elements of the body is required … the fascia. I’ve had two cases in the last few days, where the ScoliMethod release technique, used at the correct time in the clients treatment plan, has…
Continue Reading I rarely wear trainers just simple, minimal shoes that allow me to feel the ground beneath my feet. My toes and arches respond to the terrain, bending and flexing as nature intended – spreading and flexing as I go 🏃🏻♂️🤸🏻♂️🕺🏻 It’s taken me a while to transition! Jumping into minimalist shoes, especially when you have…
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❄️❄️ I had a new client come in today ❄️❄️ with possible planta fascia issues / ankle pain. Given the presentation, I wasn’t convinced the ankle, in this case, was the issue. They were getting lower back pain as well, specifically around the SI (sacroiliac) region, so we looked at the core. The diaphragm, transverse…
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